Mile 243 Report
Wecoma Beach, Lincoln City
January 8, 2021
After very high tides, before King Tides, lovely sunny Friday.
Report Details
After very high tides, before King Tides, lovely sunny Friday. Sand level is down signficantly but clear evidence of sneaker waves.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 63. Number of dogs: 15. Walking or running: 56. Playing in sand: 1. Tidepooling: 6.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 18.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Erosion of vegetated foredune. Significant erosion on high and low banks. Concrete slippage shown in photo. Low bank erosion showing what normally is continuous is now broken dunes.
Actions & Comments
Recent high winds and high tides pre-King Tides could be responsible.
Wecoma Beach erosion 01082021 after heavy winds and high tides
Wecoma Beach erosion 01082021 after heavy winds and high tides
Fresh concrete slippage 01082021
Sneaker Wave Evidence 01082021 coming almost the entire width of beach at low tide.
One Wheeler enjoying beach 01082021. Fairly common. Looks like fun and always courteous.
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